Data is omnipresent.
They constantly surround us and actively influence our environment.
As we continue to produce new amounts of data, the question of an intuitive,
legible way of visualizing data becomes more and more of a focus.

TrommelwirbelTRDM is a network for monitoring radiation exposure rates from the Tihange
and Doel nuclear reactors in Belgium.
The dataset creates regular updates from sensors placed at different locations
all around the region. A dark unsteady drum roll as output of the installation
is created by the sensor data in realtime, while any variation is shown
through a change in the beat frequency thus reflecting the omnipresent threat
through atomic radiation exposure.
Supervised by Prof. Eva Hornecker and Hannes Waldschütz
Supported by: TDRM Tihange Doel Radiation Monitoring Network
Special Thanks to Musik Gillhaus GmbH , donor of our pre-tuned timbales drum skin
and other drum supplies
Project with
Anas Alnayef, He Ren, Sujay ShalawadiTsung-Jen Pu, Pauline Temme